Costumer



L. G. SIMJIAN Aug. 26, 1952 COSTUMER Filed May 10, 1949 INVENTOR. ufifi ATTORNEY I2 and formed as an integral part of the vertical strut Patented Aug. 26, 1952 ,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COSTUMER Luther G. Simjian, Stamford, Conn.

Application May 10, 1949, Serial No. 92,307

' 2 Claims. (01. 211-46) Thisinvention relates toa costumer of that type adapted to be folded forready storage, and adaptedwhen in unfolded position, to be stable and to support adequately axnumber of garments. It is the object of my invention to contribute a costumer of the particular class that will be economical to manufacture, use a minimum of parts, support the usual number of garments, and lend itself readily to folding'for storage.

As one feature of "my invention whereby the results thereof are obtained, I utilize a main frame member terminating in opposed legs relatively to which an additional supporting leg is rotatable into and out of supporting position. Further, when the supporting leg is moved into supporting position relatively to the costumer, it supports thereon a shoe shelf that is allowed to move into a folded position when the supporting leg itself is folded against the opposed legs of the main frame of the costumer.

As a further feature of my invention, the upper end of the main frame of the costumer supports a coat carrying member that in turn carries a trouser supporting bar arranged to move automatically for clamping trousers draped thereover, so that the trousers will be held securely in draped position.

I have thus outlined rather broadly the more important features of my invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that my contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of my invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject of claims appended hereto. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception on which my disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures for carrying out the several purposes of my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the costumer of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of part of Fig. 1 with certain elements broken away and thereby better illustrating the construction of my invention. Fig. 3 is a View of the parts of Fig. 2 with the said parts in a compact folded position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the main frame of my invention comprises a vertical strut ID to which is secured at its lower end a cross plate II terminating in opposed legs I3. If desired, cross plate II may be I0. At its upper end the vertical strut III has formed integrally therewith a coat hanger I l over 2 which may be hung a coat as those skilled in the art will appreciate. The part I5 of the coat hanger may support a hat or some other garment such as a shirt, etc.

Pivoted to the opposed lower ends of the coat hanger M are levers I6 SlIpDOItlIIg therebetween a bar I1 over which may be draped trousers I 8. A mere application of the weight of the trousers to the bar I! will move the bar I! firmly toward the strut I0 thereby clamping between the strut I8 and the bar I! the trousers l8. Thus, the mere application of the weight of the trousers to the bar I1 is adequate to insure the gripping of the trousers and their maintenance in draped relation to the bar I1. 7

A metal plate I9 is applied to the lower end of the strut ID, the plate I9 supporting one end of a pivot shaft 20. The upper end of the pivot shaft 20, which may take the form of a long nail, is carried by a narrow downwardly inclined shelf portion 2| that is secured to the upper end of the cross plate I I and the strut l9, Pivotally mounted about the pivot shaft 28 is a supporting leg 22 having opposed foot portions 23 and 24. When the costumer is folded, the 18;; member 22 is maintained in the position illustrated in Fig. 3 with its plane parallel to the plane of cross plate II. When it is desired to utilize the costumer, the leg member 22 is merely rotated into the transverse position relatively to the cross plate I I illustrated in Fig. 2. It is quite obvious that leg member 22 will then coact with the feet I2, I3- of the cross plate II to hold the costumer in a stable position.

A pair of hinges 25 pivotally support a shoe shelf 26 relatively to the shelf portion 2|, the shoe shelf 26 moving on the hinges 25 from the position of Fig. 3 to the position of Figs. 1 and 2. Obviously, when it is desired to use the costumer, the shoe shelf 26 moves into the position of Figs. 1 and 2 from the position of Fig. 3 and is there supported by the legmember 22 with the upper surface 21 of the said leg member underlying the lower surface of the shoe shelf 26.

It seems rather obvious now that the costumer will adequately support the usual items of apparel, including a pair of shoes, and that the costumer may readily be folded into the position of Fig. 3 for storage within a closet or the like. It is further apparent that my costumer requires a minimum of parts and is extremely simple to manufacture and assemble. I believe that the considerable merit of my invention will now be apparent to those skilled in the art.

I now claim:

1. In a costumer of the class described, a narrow vertically extending post-like main frame member terminating at its lower end in a pair of spaced opposed legs the upper edges of which extend laterally from each side of said post-like main frame member, the upper end of said main frame member adapted to carry a coat supporting device, a supporting leg pivoted relatively to said post-like main frame member and said opposed legs for movement from a position parallel to the plane of said opposed legs to a plane at right angles to said opposed legs whereby with said opposed legs to support said post-like main frame member in a vertical position, and a shelf member extending from said upper edges of said spaced opposed legs and inclined downwardly therefrom to rest on said supporting leg member whereby to support shoes with their heels overlying said upper edges. I

2, In a costumer of the class described, a narrow vertically extending post-like main frame, a wide plateelike cross member secured to the lower end of said post-like main frame and terminating in widely spaced opposed legs while presenting an upper thin edge extending laterally from said narrow post-like main frame at each side thereof, a supporting leg member, a narrow shelf coextensive with said plate-like cross member and secured to its upper edge and overlying part of said supporting leg member, a vertical pivot for said supporting leg member whereby said leg member pivots from a position parallel to the plane of said. cross member and its opposed legs into a plane at right angles to the plane of said opposed legs whereby with said opposed legs to support said post-like main frame member in a vertical position, a shoe shelf,jmeans pivoting said shoe shelf to said narrow shelf so that it hangs substantially parallel to the plane of said opposed legs When the plane of said supporting leg member is also parallel to said opposed legs, and said shoe shelf moving on its pivot to allow swinging of said supporting leg into its plane at right angles to said opposed legs and said platelike cross member, the upper edge of said supporting leg member then supporting thereon the shelf.

LUTHER G. SIMJIAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain l Oct. 3, 1939 

